GMAT（VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷8

GMAT(VERBAL)语法改错模拟试卷

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一、逻辑推理(本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。)

1、Europe'stravelindustryissufferingasaresultofasluggisheconomy,astretchof

badweather,aswellas〔hechillingeffectsofterroristactivitythatispersistent.

A、aswellasthechillingeffectsofterroristactivitythatispersistent

B、andthechillingeffectofterroristactivitythatispersistent

C>butpersistentterroristactivityhashadachillingeffecttoo

D、andthechillingeffectsofpersistentterroristactivity

E、aswellasthechillingeffectsofterroristactivitythatpersists

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A、B、E中用that从句来限定terroristsactivity不如用persistent

terroristactivity这样的名词短语简洁。C中but改变「句意，同时but之后用句子与

前面的名词短语不能形成平行结构。D用and代替了aswellas,因为用一个词代替

三个词同样也是一种简洁的表达方式。

2、Ifindustrialpollutioncontinuestodepletetheozonelayer,theresultingincreasein

ultravioletradiationwillendangerhumanhealth,causingariseintheincidenceofskin

cancerandeyedisease,andDerhapseven〔hreeleningglobalecologicalsystems.

A、andperhapseventhreatening

B、andmayeventhreaten

CNandevenapossiblethreatto

D、aswellaspossiblythreatening

E、aswellasapossiblethreatto

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句考核辨别并列结构的能力，即划线部分是与前面的哪一部分并

列：是与前面的causing分词短词并列（如A、D）,是与谓语动词willendanger并列

（如B）,还是与causing的宾语arise并列（如C^E）。假设A、D的并列方式是对

的，则表明“危及人类健康（主句谓语）”这一动作会带来两个伴随结果：⑴导致皮肤

癌及眼病的增加；（2）威胁全球生态环境。显然，第二个结果及主句这个行为是风

马牛互不相及的事，句意上理解不通：采用类似办法，也可推断出第三:种并列方式

是错误的，从而第二种并列，即B选项正确，说明“紫外线的增加不仅会危及人类

健康同时还会威胁全球的生态环境

3、Thegrowingdemandforhousing,trafficcongestion,andlongercommutingtripshas

allbuteliminatedthecostadvantageofowningahouseinmanyruralcommunities.

A、Thegrowingdemandforhousing,trafficcongestion,andlongercommutingtripshas

B、Trafficcongestion,thegrowingdemandforhousing,andlongercommutingtripshas

C>Longercommutingtrips,trafficcongestion,andthegrowingdemandforhousinghas

D、Trafficcongestion,longercommutingtrips,andthegrowingdemandforhousing

have

E、Thegrowingdemandforhousing,aswellastrafficcongestionandlongercommuting

trips,have

标准答案：D

知识点解析：B、C中主谓不一致。E同理，aswellas作为插入成分，不影响主语

的单、豆数属性。A、B错是由于并列成分中的一人部分---thedemandtor

housing中有一个介词for,可能会产生歧义，误认为不仅housing,而且还包括

trafficcongestion,longercommutingtrips均为for的宾语，这样就明显改变了句

意。而D将并列中的不同部分的顺序做了调整，避免了此误会（请体会平行结构的

第三个特征：意思上不能引起争议）。值得一提的是，平行结构的表达中有这样一

条原则：即平行部分的次序按其长短排列，最短的、词最少的放在最前面；最长

的、词最多的部分放在并列部分的结尾处。D选项也同时满足了此要求。本句中

allbu［可译为：几乎，差不多。（可对照：E7—12中：omens,messagesrecededat

seancesandsignsfromheaven）

4、ArecentNewYorkTimeseditorialcriticizedthecity'selectionboardfbr,firstofall,

failingtoreplaceoutmodedvotingmachinespronetobreakdowns,andsecondarily,for

theirfailuretoinvestigateallegationsofcorruptioninvolvingboardmembers.

A、secondarily,fortheirfailureto

B、secondly,fortheirfailureto

C、secondly,thattheirfailedanddidnot

D、second,thattheyfailedto

E、second,forfailingto

标准答案：E

知识点解析：由未划线部分的for,firstofall,failing。，决定了划线部分for之后应

为failing,而不是其他表达。此要求，仅E符合。同时需提出的是：secondly或者

firstly.lhirdly这种用法已很少见了，而代之以first,second,Ihird作副词放在句

首。此点，在写作时尤其需注意。

5、In1978anationalstudyfoundthatnotonlyhadmanycontractorslicensedbyaself­

policingprivateguildfailedtopassqualifyingexams,theyinadditionfalsifiedtheir

references.

A、theyinadditionfalsifiedtheirreferences

B、theyhadtheirreferencesfalsifiedinaddition

C、buttheyhadalsofalsifiedtheirreferences

D、theyhadalsofalsifiedtheirreference

E、buttheirreferenceswerefalsifiedaswell

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本句是notonly…butalso的并列用法，仅C、E符合此结构，但E中

用了被动语态，D用主动语态，因而排除E。

6、Ignoringtheadmonitionsofhisstaff,thechieffinancialofficeracceptedtheadviceof

theconsultingcompanybecausehebelievedthatthestandardizedaccountingprocedures

wouldprovenotonlyinexpensivebutreliableindicatorsofeconomicperformance.

A、hebelievedthatthestandardizedaccountingprocedureswouldprovenotonly

inexpensivebut

B、thestandardizedaccountingprocedureswillprovebothinexpensiveandalso

C、hebelievedthestandardizedaccountingprocedureswouldprovethemselvestobe

bothinexpensiveand

D、hebelievedthatthestandardizedaccountingprocedureswouldprovetobeboth

inexpensiveand

E、standardizedaccountingprocedureswillprovehisbeliefthattheyareboth

inexpensiveand

标准答案：D

知识点解析：B中有两个缺陷：（l）willprove所表示的一般将来时与主句的一般过

去时是不对应的；（2）bo由与andalso的搭配是不正确的。c中也有两令毛病：（1）宾

语从句省了标志词that；（2）themselves多余（对照看12-55）。A、D比较：A有一个

缺陷，即在noionlyAlbuta1soA2结构中，要求两个并列成分不能存在省略，即

不能在A1中（或A2中）省略了与A2中（或A1中）相同的部分，如本例A项，not

onlyinexpensive之后就省去了indicatorsofeconomicperformance,从而导致『Al

与A2在形式上不一致。而bothAlandA2结构中，就允许A1和A2共用同一部

分，而该部分可在A1中，也可在A2中，如本例的正确选项D（共用部分为

indicatorsofcconomicperformance）o

7、Althoughitwasexpectedthatworkersunderfortywouldshowhostilitytotheplan,

theresearchreportindicatesthatbothyoungerandrheolderpeopleapproveof

governmentalappropriationsforSocialSecurity.

A、youngerandtheolderpeople

B、youngerpeopleandtheolder

C、theyoungerandtheolder

D、youngerandolderpeople

E、peoplewhoareyoungerandthosewhoareolder

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A、B中both之后无the,而and之后有the,形式上不对称。C、

D、E从句意上都对，但D最简洁。可能考生以前常见的都是用the+adj.代表某一

类人，如：ihepoor或者therich表穷人或者富人。但在GMAT中，不用the同样

可表某一类人，如E7—34>E9-56、8-5中的poorandrich,因而选D。

8、Dr.Sayre'slecturerecountedseverallittle-knownepisodeintherelationsbelween

nationsthalillustrateswhatiswrongwithalliancesandtreatisesthatdonothavepopular

support.

A、relationsbetweennationsthatillustrates

B、relationofonenationwithanotherthatillustrates

C>relationsbetweennationsthatillustrate

D、relationofonenationwithanotherandillustrate

E、relationsofnationsthatillustrates

标准答案：B

知识点解析：A、C中用betweennations不符合between仅用于两者之间的用法。

D中andiIlustrate的表达使得illustrate找不到平行对象。E中illustrates用第三人称

单数形式与其先行词relations的复数形式不对应，B中that的先行词是relation,,

9、Intar,theoldestHispanictheatercompanyinNewYork,hasmovedawayfromthe

SpanishclassicsandnowiidrawsoniheworksbothofcontemDoraryHispanicaulhors

wholiveabroadandofthoseintheUnitedStates.

A、nowitdrawsontheworksbothofcontemporaryHispanicauthorswholiveabroad

andofthose

B、nowdrawsontheworksofcontemporaryHispanicauthors,boththosewholive

abroadandthosewholive

C>itdrawsontheworksofcontemporaryHispanicauthors,boththoselivingabroad

andwholive

D、drawsnowontheworksbothofcontemporaryHispanicauthorslivingabroadand

whoareliving

E、drawsontheworksnowofbothcontemporaryHispanicauthorslivingabroadand

those

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由于该句属于同一动作执行者Intar的两个并列动作的平行结构，因

而A、C中的it（指Intar）均可省去。比较B、D、E,D、E中both后的对象与and

后的对象不具备可比性，同时E中now的位置不对。

10、Thepresidentsoftheblockassociationtriedtoconvinceherneighborstheyshould

joinforcestoprevenlcrimeintheneighborhoodrather[hancontinuingtobevictimized.

A、theyshouldjoinforcestopreventcrimeintheneighborhoodratherthancontinuing

tobevictimized

thattheyshouldjoinforcestopreventcrimeintheneighborhoodratherthancontinue

tobevictimized

C、aboutjoiningforcestopreventcrimetheneighborhoodinsteadofcontinuingtobe

victimized

D^forthejoiningofforcestopreventcrimeintheneighborhoodratherthancontinueto

bevictimized

E、tojoinforcestopreventcrimeintheneighborhoodratherthancontinuingtobe

victimized

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由ratherihan之后跟动词原形，可排除A,E。由insleadof之后只跟

名词或动名词的原则，排除C。D中convincesb.forsth.的用法不符合表达习

惯。而B的表达是正确的。

11>Afireinanenclosedspaceburnswiththeaidofreflectedradiationthatpreheatsthe

fuel,makingignitionmucheasierandflamesspinadingmorequickly.

A、flamesspreading

B、flamespreads

C、flamesarecausedtospread

D^causingflamesiospread

E、causingspreadingoftheflames

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由划线部分之前的mucheasierand及划线之后的morequickly可断

定，划线部分是与前面的makingignition构成平行结构，因而排除A、B、C,它

们在形式上不对称；另外cause之后一般跟动词不定式，因而选D而排除E。

12、Inmetalworkoneadvantageofadhesive-bondingoverspot-weldingisthatthe

contact,andhencethebonding,iseffectedcontinuouslyoverabroadsurfaceinsteadofa

seriesofregularlyspacedpointswithnobondinginbetween.

A、insteadof

B、asopposedto

C、incontrastwith

D、ratherthanat

E、asagainstbeingat

标准答案：D

知识点解析：尽管A、B、C这些词组均可用于表示前后对比的意思，但它们之中

的最后一个词都是介词（of,I。，with）决定了它们之后只能跟名词。而在此之前是介

词短词overabroadsurface,那么划线之后也必须是介词短语。这两个要求存在矛

盾,因而此功能（表2对比）只能由ratherthan来充当。D中补出介词at,符合平行

原则。E中asagainst同样也有“对比”之意，但其之后是名词形式beingat短语,也

不符合平行要求。

13、Arecentstudyhasfoundthatwithinthepastfewyears,manydoctorshadelected

earlyretirementralher【hanfacethethreatsoflawsuitsandtherisingcostsofmalpractice

insurance.

A、hadelectedearlyretirementratherthanface

B、hadelectedearlyretirementinsteadoffacing

C、haveelectedretiringearlyinsteadoffacing

D、haveelectedtoretireearlyratherthanfacing

E、haveelectedtoretireearlyratherthanface

标准答案：E

知识点解析：本句同样是要明确哪两个之间存在并列关系，由题意可知，本句是

elect的两个宾语之间的并列，即选择早退休而不是选择面对法律诉讼的威胁和不

断增长的误诊保险费。由此，排除形式上不能形成平行结构的A、B,elect之后一

般跟动词不定式，而不跟动名词，排除C。D中ralherlhan之后未用动词原形<

14>Geologistsbelievethatthewarningsignsforamajorearthquakemayinclude

suddenfluctuationsinlocalseismicactivity,tiltingandotherdefbnnationsoftheEarth's

crusts,changingthemeasuredstrainacrossafaultzone,andvaryingtheelectrical

propertiesofundergroundrocks.

A、changingthemeasuredstrainacrossafaultzone,andvarying

B、changingmeasurementsofthestrainacrossafaultzone,andvarying

C、changingthestrainasmeasuredacrossafaultzone,andvariationsof

D、changesinthemeasuredstrainacrossafaultzone,andvariationsin

E、changesinmeasurementsofthestrainacrossafaultzone,andvariationsamong

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A、B、C中动名词changing短语与前面未划线的名词词组在形式上

不能形成平行结构；比较D、E,E中有两个毛病：（1）D中change短语中，in短语

的核心词为strain,而E把核心词改为measurement,句意随之改变；（2）在某方面

的变异用variationinsth.而不用介词among；正如本句“在某方面的变化”用

changeinstrain一样。

15、Someanalystscontendthattruecapitalismexistsonlywhentheownershipofboth

propertyandthemeansofproductionisregardedasaninalienablerightofindividual's,

anditisnolalicensegrantedbygovernmentandrevocableatwhim.

A、isregardedasaninalienablerightofanindividuaPs,anditisnot

B、arcregardedasindividuals,inalienablerights,andthatitnotbe

C、isregardedasanindividual'sinalienableright,notas

D、areregardedasanindividuafsinalienablerights,notwhentheyarc

E、isregardedastheinalienablerightsofanindividual,notwhenitis

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本句是issth…notsth.的平行结构，D中they指代有明显错误（只能

指代analysts,篡改了句意）。B中的are与单数主语不一致。A中有两个毛病：

（l）individua「s中的飞是多余的；（2）anditis也多余,因为主谓语前后相同,完全可

省。比较C、E,E中notwhenitis与前面的when从句形成并列关系；itis之后省

了regardedas。这样表达的缺陷在于未能突出asrights和notasalicense是同一条件

的两个方面，也未能突出only的强调作用，使句意发生了变化C句中asrights与

notasalicense是并列的主语补语，并作为when从句的一部分，only的强调含义也

就很清楚地被表现出来，并且表达得很简洁。

16、FromthetimeofitsdefeatbytheGermansin1940untilitsliberationin1944,

Francewasabitteranddividedcountry;akindofcivilwarragedintheVichy

governmentbetween【hosewhowanied\ocoHaborctewithiheNaziswilhthosewho

opposedthem.

A、betweenthosewhowantedtocollaboratewiththeNaziswiththoseopposed

B、betweenthosewhowantedtocollaboratewiththeNazisandthosewhoopposed

C^betweenthosewantingtocollaboratewiththeNaziswiththoseopposing

D、amongthosewhowantedtocollaboratewiththeNazisandthosewhoopposed

E、amongthosewantingtocollaboratewiththeNaziswiththoseopposing

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句是betweerL..and的用法，仅B符合此要求（本句中有一个

fh）m…until句型）。

17、ItisnotlikelythatthecompetitiveimbalancethatnowexistsbetweenJapanwilhall

majorindustrialnationswillberedressedduringtheforeseeablefuture.

A^withallmajorindustrialnationswillberedressedduring

B、withallothermajorindustrialnationswillberedressedwithin

C、withallothermajorindustrialnationswillberedressedduring

D、andallmajorindustrialnationswillberedressedduring

E、andallothermajorindustrialnationswillberedressedwithin

标准答案：E

知识点解析：本句是between...and结构，因而可排除A、B、Co比较D、E,D

中有两个缺陷；（1）D中all之后未补出other,也就是未把自身（Japan）排除，逻辑上

有问题；（2）during一般不与将来的时间段连用，E中用within连接将来的时段就合

乎习惯。

18、Themostfavorablelocationsforthegrowthofglaciers,ratherthanbeingtheccld,

drypolar「cgions,wouldbeinsteadthecool,moistmiddlelatitudes,wherethereis

abundantprecipitationandwhereitiscoldenoughtoallowsomesnowtoaccumulate

yearbyyear.

A^glaciers,ratherthanbeingthecold,drypolarregions,wouldbeinsteadthecool,

moistmiddlelatitudes

B>glaciersarenotthecold,drypolarregionsbutthecool,moistmiddlelatitudes

C、glaciersarethecool,moistmiddlelatitudesratherthanthecold,drypolarregions

D^glaciers,insteadofbeingthecold,drypolarregions,wouldbethecool,moistmiddle

latitudes

E、glaciersare,insteadofthecold,drypolarregions,ratherthecool,moistmiddle

latitudes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：C中修饰对象错位，本应修饰thecool,moistmiddlelatitudes的两个

where从句变为对thecold,drypolarregions的修饰。B中用not...but结构清楚地表

明了“不是…而是”的句意。A、E中：insteadof与rather（than）出现在同一句中属于

语义重复。D中being多余，且结构不如B简洁。

19、Inthe1950*8astronomersweredividedbetweenthosewhobelievedtheuniverse

beganinacosmicexplosion（the"bigbang"）wi【hthosewhofavoredthemodelofan

eternalandinfinitesteady-stateuniverse.

A、universebeganinacosmicexplosion(the"bigbang")with

B、universebeganwithacosmicexplosion(the"bigbang")and

C^universehadabeginninginacosmicexplosion(the"bigbang")or

D、universe'sbeginningwasacosmicexplosion(the"bigbangu)or

E、universe'sbeginningwasacosmicexplosion(the"bigbang")against

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句是between…and的用法，除B外，其余选项搭配都不当。

20、TheenergysourceonVoyager2isnotanuclearreactor,inwhichatomsareactively

brokenapart;ratharakindofnuclearbatierythatusesnaturalradioactivedecayto

producepower.

A、apart;rather

B、apart,butrather

C、apart,butratherthatof

D、apart,butthatof

E、apart;itisthatof

标准答案：B

知识点解析：C、D、E中【hatof属多余，它们的加入会导致句意无法理解。因为

that指代anuclearreactor,把其代入C、D、E,就成为anuclearreactorofakindof

nuclearbattery,不知所云。且E中省去but,用分号连接，弱化了转折语气。A

ralher单独出现只能作为形容词，与本句句意不符，要表示转折需要与than或bu【

连用才正确。

21、From1982to1987salesofnewsmallboatsincreasedbetweenfiveandtenpercent

annually.

A、From1982to1987salesofnewsmallboatsincreasedbetweenfiveandtenpercent

annually

Fivetotenpercentistheannualincreaseinsalesofnewsmallboatsintheyears

1982to1987

C、Salesofnewsmallboatshaveincreasedannuallyfiveandtenpercentintheyears

1982to1987

D^Annuallyanincreaseoffivetotenpercenthasoccurredbetween1982to1987inthe

salesofnewsmallboats

E、Occurringfrom1982to1987wasanannualincreaseoffiveandtenpercentinthe

salesofnewsmallboats

标准答案：A

知识点解析：B、C中intheyear1982lo1987的表达模糊，不如用from1982to

1987清晰简洁。同时B、C、D、E中的fivetotenpercent或者fiveandtenpercent

都让人产生疑惑：为什么年增长率是5%〜10%这样一个范围而非一具体数值?为

什么年增长率既是5%又是10%(fiveandtenpercent)?A中用betweenfiveandten

percen［准确表达句意，即：在1982年到1987年之间，这种小船的年销售增长率

在5%到10%之间波动。

22、Despiteitsattractiveness,investingabroadcanstillposebigrisks,rangingfromthe

potentialforpoliticalinstabilityinsomecountriestoiheshortageregulationsloprotecl

investorsandaseriouslackofinformalionaboulinvesimenlsinolhers.

A>totheshortageofregulationstoprotectinvestorsandaseriouslackofinformation

aboutinvestmentsinothers

B、totheshortageofregulationstoprotectinvestorsandinothersaseriouslackof

informationaboutinvestments

C、andtheshortageofregulationstoprotectinvestorsandaseriouslackofinformalion

aboutinvestmentsinothers

D、andtheshortageofregulationstoprotectinvestorstoaseriouslackofinformation

aboutinvestmentsinothers

E、totheshortageofregulationstoprotectinvestorsinothersandaseriouslackof

informationaboutinvestments.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：未划线的rangingfrom提示本句是from…to的表范围结构，本句中除

C外，其他4个选项都用了此结构。一般来说，from…to…结构只并列2个内容，

但此处却出现3个方面：thepotential,theshortage,alacko因而其中有2个应用

and连接组成大并列结构中的一个部分，而另一个则成为大并列结构中的另一部

分。那么究竟谁跟谁由and连接成为一个并列的子项呢?这并非随意组合，正如在

前面例题讲到的，意思相近的或密切相关的才能组合在一起。由本句句意，ihe

shortage和alack句意相近，适合并列成为一个from...to…子项。因此，排除D。

A、B、E的根本差异在于对inothers的位置考虑。在本句中，inothers就是指in

othercountries,与前面的insomecountries对应。B中将inothers放在alack之前，

与前面的insomecountries放在名词词组末尾在形式上不对应；E的确将inothers

放在theshortage名词词组之后，但这样就会导致一种误解，即inothers仅修饰the

shortage,而不修饰后面的alack,而句意要求inothers不仅要修饰theshortage,

还要修饰alacko而A中的表达则把inothers放在并列之末，表明investors之后省

略了inothers,表明了句意。

23Scientificinterestinprovidingsuitablehabitatsforbottom-dwellinganimalssuchas

riverclamsarisesnolbecauseiheyareimDorlanlsourcesofhumanfoodbutfromtheir

roleasanintegrallinkintheaquaticfeedchain.

A、notbecausetheyarcimportantsourcesofhumanfood

B、althoughtheyarenotanimportantsourcesofhumanfood

C^notinthattheyareimportantashumansou